Civil war pension files list an invalid, William D. Widger, Capt. Union Army, living in OK Territory, as filing for pension in July 1890.
His enlistment shows:
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Pennsylvania
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Pennsylvania 46th Infantry Regiment on 12 Sep 1861.
Promoted to Full Comm Sergeant on 01 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Nov 1863.
Mustered out on 25 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Sources: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865
A Sallie Widger, widow, of Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, filed for Widow's Pension in Feb. 1891.
According to the Purcell Register: 20 Dec 1890, Purcell, McClain Co., OK/OK TERR....Capt. Widger was an elderly gentleman residing with Maj. Monroe.
Civil war pension files list an invalid, William D. Widger, Capt. Union Army, living in OK Territory, as filing for pension in July 1890.
His enlistment shows:
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Pennsylvania
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Pennsylvania 46th Infantry Regiment on 12 Sep 1861.
Promoted to Full Comm Sergeant on 01 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Nov 1863.
Mustered out on 25 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Sources: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865
A Sallie Widger, widow, of Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, filed for Widow's Pension in Feb. 1891.
According to the Purcell Register: 20 Dec 1890, Purcell, McClain Co., OK/OK TERR....Capt. Widger was an elderly gentleman residing with Maj. Monroe.
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